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Both parties face risks as health care law court case nearshttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3377376-parties-face-risks-health-care-law-court-case-nears.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty-two out of 24. And 206 to 96.
Those numbers tell much about the political impact of a Supreme Court case in which conservatives and Republicans hope to demolish a pillar of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The justices hear arguments next week.
The plaintiffs say subsidies that help millions of Am...Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:09:45 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3377376-parties-face-risks-health-care-law-court-case-nears.html2015-02-25T18:09:45ZFirst round of Bush donations go to early state candidateshttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3356534-round-bush-donations-to-early-candidates.html
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — If Republican Jeb Bush's political contributions offer any signs, there's little doubt that the former Florida governor plans to seek the 2016 presidential nomination.
More than half of the $122,800 Bush contributed Friday is going to candidates and state Republican Party organizations in the four states scheduled to begin the pres...Fri, 13 Feb 2015 23:02:01 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3356534-round-bush-donations-to-early-candidates.html2015-02-13T23:02:01ZDemocrats hit GOP plan for replacing Obama health care lawhttp://www.mail.com/business/finance/3340490-democrats-hit-gop-plan-replacing-obama-health-care-law.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — A plan by three Republican lawmakers for replacing President Barack Obama's health care overhaul would leave Americans with less coverage and higher costs than the landmark law they want to repeal, Democrats said Thursday.
"It effectively raises taxes on the middle class, removes bedrock protections for consumers and chips away at key co...Thu, 05 Feb 2015 23:13:23 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/finance/3340490-democrats-hit-gop-plan-replacing-obama-health-care-law.html2015-02-05T23:13:23ZFiery debate continues in Senate over Guantanamo prisonhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3341066-fiery-debate-continues-senate-guantanamo-prison.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fiery debate over whether to close the Guantanamo Bay prison sparked anew Thursday as the Obama administration pushed back against a bill to restrict it from transferring terror subjects to other countries, while protesters in orange jumpsuits shouted it should be shuttered posthaste.
Brian McKeon, principal deputy undersecretary of ...Thu, 05 Feb 2015 23:01:38 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3341066-fiery-debate-continues-senate-guantanamo-prison.html2015-02-05T23:01:38ZAPNewsBreak: Some GOP want tax credits in health alternativehttp://www.mail.com/business/finance/3339342-apnewsbreak-gop-want-tax-credits-health-alternative.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — A small, influential group of Republicans, in search of a replacement health care law, will propose tax credits to help lower-income individuals and families purchase insurance, officials said Wednesday. The GOP lawmakers would jettison the controversial coverage requirement in the current "Obamacare" law.
The proposal is part of an outl...Wed, 04 Feb 2015 19:13:34 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/finance/3339342-apnewsbreak-gop-want-tax-credits-health-alternative.html2015-02-04T19:13:34ZGOP lawmakers ready a plan to replace Obama health care lawhttp://www.mail.com/business/finance/3337528-gop-lawmakers-ready-plan-to-replace-obama-health-care-law.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican House committee chairman says he and two GOP senators are preparing to release a plan for replacing President Barack Obama's health care law.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton declined to discuss details Tuesday, but said the proposal will give Republicans a proposal that they can stand behind. The Mich...Tue, 03 Feb 2015 19:42:57 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/finance/3337528-gop-lawmakers-ready-plan-to-replace-obama-health-care-law.html2015-02-03T19:42:57ZTop GOP senators look to restrict Obama on Guantanamohttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3300782-top-gop-senators-to-restrict-obama-guantanamo.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing the terrorist attacks in Paris, newly empowered Republican senators on Tuesday proposed restrictions on President Barack Obama's ability to transfer terror suspects out of the federal prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the remainder of his term. The White House acknowledged that congressional action makes it difficult for Obama to fulfill his goal o...Wed, 14 Jan 2015 00:32:14 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3300782-top-gop-senators-to-restrict-obama-guantanamo.html2015-01-14T00:32:14ZCongress agrees to widen federal help for disabledhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3263992-congress-agrees-to-widen-federal-help-disabled.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress gave final approval Tuesday to the most sweeping legislation to help the disabled in a quarter century, allowing Americans with disabilities to open tax-free bank accounts to pay for needs such as education, housing and health care.
The move paves the way for creation of the accounts beginning next year for as many as 54 million...Wed, 17 Dec 2014 01:24:08 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3263992-congress-agrees-to-widen-federal-help-disabled.html2014-12-17T01:24:08ZObama, GOP-led Congress prepare for veto showdownshttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3247388-obama-gop-led-congress-prepare-veto-showdowns.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — Veto brinkmanship between congressional Republicans and President Barack Obama was virtually absent in his first six years in office, but it's about to unleash itself on Washington.
Until now, controversial Republican-backed legislation rarely reached the president's desk because Senate Democrats blocked it. Starting in January, however,...Sun, 07 Dec 2014 13:13:26 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3247388-obama-gop-led-congress-prepare-veto-showdowns.html2014-12-07T13:13:26ZVets' moms to Congress: Boost suicide preventionhttp://www.mail.com/scitech/health/3217454-vets-moms-to-congress-boost-suicide-prevention.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marine Corps veteran Clay Hunt was just 26 when he committed suicide, following tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Hunt's mother, Susan Selke, told Congress Wednesday that her son reached out to the Veterans Affairs Department time and again but did not receive adequate treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and other problems....Wed, 19 Nov 2014 22:41:49 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/health/3217454-vets-moms-to-congress-boost-suicide-prevention.html2014-11-19T22:41:49ZCorrection: Midterm Elections-Early Vote storyhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3189616-correction-midterm-elections-early-vote-story.html
ATLANTA (AP) — In a story Nov. 4 about advance voting in the 2014 midterm elections, The Associated Press reported erroneously that more than 506,000 Wisconsin residents had voted early as of Monday. The number was actually 289,615. When figured with additional updates from states not mentioned in the story, the Wisconsin discrepancy changes the national early vote figure to...Tue, 04 Nov 2014 17:29:24 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3189616-correction-midterm-elections-early-vote-story.html2014-11-04T17:29:24ZHagan and Tillis in a battle of 'extremes' in NChttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3170754-hagan-tillis-battle-extremes-nc.html
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's Senate race boils down to a battle of extremes. At least that's how Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan and Republican challenger Thom Tillis want voters to see it.
Running against President Barack Obama as much as he is against Hagan, Tillis calls the president's health care law an "unworkable mess," blasts American foreign po...Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:02:21 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3170754-hagan-tillis-battle-extremes-nc.html2014-10-24T08:02:21ZObama's Ebola response: Is it enough and in time?http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/3100634-obamas-ebola-response-time.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Tuesday that the Ebola epidemic in West Africa could threaten security around the world, and he ordered 3,000 U.S. military personnel to the region in emergency aid muscle for a crisis spiraling out of control.
The question was whether the aid would be enough and was coming in time. An ominous World Health...Wed, 17 Sep 2014 01:31:50 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/health/3100634-obamas-ebola-response-time.html2014-09-17T01:31:50Z